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As in England these were essentially aged versions of Mild Ale. One of the unusual features of Scottish brewing is the large number of very strong beers which were sold young. A much lower percentage of strong Scottish beers were aged.
Being expected to last for years, Stock Ales were hopped more heavily than the equivalent Shilling Ale. S and XS were the Stock equivalents of 100/- and 120/-, respectively, the main difference being that they contained double the amount of hops.
There’s some overlap between the higher value Shilling Ales and Stock Ales. Half of the batch of 1868 XXS below, for example, was packaged as 140/-. As these stronger Shilling Ales were already heavily hopped, there was no real difference with the Stock Ale recipe. Presumably the only difference was how quickly the beer was sold.
The hopping rate declined over time, though, admittedly, it did start at a ridiculously high level. Even in 1868, with 3 lbs or more per barrel, they weren’t lightly hopped beers.
William Younger Stock Ales in 1849
Date
Year
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
7th Apr
1849
S
1097
1031
8.73
68.04%
12.00
4.92
13th Nov
1849
S
1095
1028
8.86
70.53%
10.31
4.85
12th Nov
1849
XS
1108
1036
9.53
66.67%
11.50
6.73
Source:
William Younger brewing record held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number WY/6/1/2/3.
William Younger Stock Ales 1851 - 1868
Year
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1851
S
1098
1027
9.39
72.45%
12.90
6.35
1851
XS
1109
1036
9.66
66.97%
11.61
9.00
1851
XXS
1126
1052
9.79
58.73%
12.00
9.00
1858
XS
1102
1032
9.26
68.63%
10.00
6.27
1858
XXS
1113
1036
10.19
68.14%
9.76
6.25
1859
XXXS
1128
1053
9.92
58.59%
9.78
7.26
1869
XXXX
1089
1021
9.00
76.40%
11.67
5.76
1868
S
1077
1032
5.95
58.44%
6.86
2.79
1868
XS Export
1092
1033
7.81
64.13%
6.82
3.70
1868
XXS
1102
1045
7.54
55.88%
4.91
3.25
1868
XXXS
1129
1066
8.33
48.84%
7.60
6.33
Sources:
William Younger brewing records held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document numbers WY/6/1/2/5, WY/6/1/2/14 and WY/6/1/2/21.
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As in England these were essentially aged versions of Mild Ale. One of the unusual features of Scottish brewing is the large number of very strong beers which were sold young. A much lower percentage of strong Scottish beers were aged.
Being expected to last for years, Stock Ales were hopped more heavily than the equivalent Shilling Ale. S and XS were the Stock equivalents of 100/- and 120/-, respectively, the main difference being that they contained double the amount of hops.
There’s some overlap between the higher value Shilling Ales and Stock Ales. Half of the batch of 1868 XXS below, for example, was packaged as 140/-. As these stronger Shilling Ales were already heavily hopped, there was no real difference with the Stock Ale recipe. Presumably the only difference was how quickly the beer was sold.
The hopping rate declined over time, though, admittedly, it did start at a ridiculously high level. Even in 1868, with 3 lbs or more per barrel, they weren’t lightly hopped beers.
William Younger Stock Ales in 1849
Date
Year
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
7th Apr
1849
S
1097
1031
8.73
68.04%
12.00
4.92
13th Nov
1849
S
1095
1028
8.86
70.53%
10.31
4.85
12th Nov
1849
XS
1108
1036
9.53
66.67%
11.50
6.73
Source:
William Younger brewing record held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number WY/6/1/2/3.
William Younger Stock Ales 1851 - 1868
Year
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1851
S
1098
1027
9.39
72.45%
12.90
6.35
1851
XS
1109
1036
9.66
66.97%
11.61
9.00
1851
XXS
1126
1052
9.79
58.73%
12.00
9.00
1858
XS
1102
1032
9.26
68.63%
10.00
6.27
1858
XXS
1113
1036
10.19
68.14%
9.76
6.25
1859
XXXS
1128
1053
9.92
58.59%
9.78
7.26
1869
XXXX
1089
1021
9.00
76.40%
11.67
5.76
1868
S
1077
1032
5.95
58.44%
6.86
2.79
1868
XS Export
1092
1033
7.81
64.13%
6.82
3.70
1868
XXS
1102
1045
7.54
55.88%
4.91
3.25
1868
XXXS
1129
1066
8.33
48.84%
7.60
6.33
Sources:
William Younger brewing records held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document numbers WY/6/1/2/5, WY/6/1/2/14 and WY/6/1/2/21.
The above is an excerpt from my excellent book on Scottish brewing (http://www.lulu.com/shop/ronald-pattinson/scotland-vol-2/paperback/product-23090497.html):
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5IZlXWyRE1M/WLrdyRc1H-I/AAAAAAAAblU/qpaqmJBSEUcGECVG-nX7hL4ut5VrOU82QCLcB/s400/Scotland%2521_Vol2_front_words.jpg (http://www.lulu.com/shop/ronald-pattinson/scotland-vol-2/paperback/product-23090497.html)
Which is also available in Kindle form:
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